Pirates Secure Victory Over Wagner on Senior Day

Saturday, January 17

South Orange, N.J.

12 p.m. Diving / 1:15 p.m. Swim

Seton Hall University

176

112

Wagner

1/17/2026 8:45:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In the Pirates' opening meet of 2026, Seton Hall men's swimming and diving downed the Wagner Seahawks, 176-112, inside Imperatore Natatorium.

Diving
Just like in the fall, Nick Graham returned to the boards just as dominant as before. Graham won both boards handily, topping the one-meter and three-meter with scores of 349.65 and 323.77, respectively.

Aside from Graham, the Pirates' freshman shared podium duties. Henry Summers finished second on the one-meter and three-meter with personal-best marks of 264.07 and 280.65. Mason Case, meanwhile, secured third on the one-meter with a score of 235.75.

Swimming
After claiming the opening relay, Clil Halevi returned to the pool after spending most of the fall injured to put up a dominant performance. On Senior Day, the senior put up a dominant performance in the 1000 freestyle, winning with a time of 9:38.74.

Quickly after that, junior freestyle star Toma Adam kept pouring on the pressure. Adam claimed the 200 freestyle by less than half a second over teammates Balint Marosi and Jack Callan with a time of 1:43.31. He would also claim the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.95.

As the meet progressed, the Pirates' strong sophomore class proved potent across the full slate of events. In the 100 backstroke, the Pirates unleashed a twinning trouble on Wagner. Kale and Kaedin Duong finished 1-2 in the event, with Kale edging out his brother by 0.06 seconds with a time of 52.11. Alongside his fellow sophomores, Jake Karulf took the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:54.61. Evan Wilson capped off the sophomore showing by winning the 50 freestyle with a mark of 21.34.

In both breaststroke events, star freshman Jaeger Ellerman produced a dominant showing in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, winning with times of 57.02 and 2:08.79, respectively.

In the closing events of the day, seniors Michael Klimaszewski and Kevin Cary closed the books on their home swim meet careers with dominant wins. Klimaszewski secured a dominant victory in the 100 butterfly, winning the event by nearly five seconds with a time of 53.66. Cary, meanwhile, after securing first in the 200 backstroke earlier, cruised home to a win in the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.08.

What's Next
The Pirates will look to close out continue their strong run of form when they travel to Pennsylvania to take on the Villanova Wildcats. The meet's start time is still TBA.